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The Moon on Wednesday, August 17, 2050: New Moon, 0% lit

Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 24°

New Moon at

11:47UTC

Moon phase on August 17, 2050New Moon

Wednesday 17 August 2050405,343 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, August 17, 2050, the Moon will be a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happens at .

0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
405,343 km251,868 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (25°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 17, 2050 is on Wednesday, August 3, 2050 at 02:20 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 17, 2050 at 11:47 UTC, the same day.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, August 9, 205016:48
New Moon (this day)Wednesday, August 17, 205011:47
First Quarter (after)Thursday, August 25, 205014:56

The Moon around August 17

More about this date

Wednesday, August 17, 2050 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 17, 2050 to the new moon of September 16, 2050, a cycle of 29.67 days.